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Chennai: With the second wave of COVID-19 leading to more cases of infection in Tamil Nadu, the government on Thursday announced that fresh restrictions would be brought in from Saturday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
A government order issued on Thursday said that cases have increased in recent days in parts of the state, due to functions, events, meetings and non-compliance of COVID-19 safety protocols such as wearing masks by the public and non-implementation of the protocols in many offices and organisations.
Consequently, the government has decided to reintroduce curbs as per which temple festivals, religious events and retail trade at Koyambedu Wholesale Market (Chennai) will not be permitted. All buses will be operated only with seating capacity, which means no standees will be allowed. Except those from Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, others arriving in Tamil Nadu will require an e-pass.
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Koyambedu vegetable traders demand a monthly holiday
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They say weekly breaks affect business for semi-wholesalers
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They say weekly breaks affect business for semi-wholesalers
Koyambedu vegetable traders are not in favour of the weekly holidays declared for the wholesale market. Instead, they prefer a holiday on the last Sunday of the month.
Various sections of the Koyambedu market were reopened from September in a phased manner with COVID-19 safety norms in effect. When the vegetable market was shifted back from Thirumazhisai to Koyambedu, Sundays were declared as holidays for maintenance.
However, merchants now want a holiday on the last Sunday of every month as weekly holidays affected the business of semi-wholesalers. They are planning to make a representation about their demand to the Koyambedu Market Management Committee (MMC) and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. D. Rajasekaran, president of the Federation of All Associatio